British playwright Harold Pinter, a master of sparse dialogue and menacing silences who has been an outspoken critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, was the surprise winner of the Nobel literature prize on Thursday.
The 75-year-old Londoner, son of a Jewish dressmaker, is one of Britain’s best-known dramatists for plays like “The Birthday Party” and “The Caretaker”, whose mundane dialogue with sinister undercurrents gave rise to the adjective “Pinteresque”.
An intimidating presence with bushy eyebrows and a rich voice, he was described by Swedish Academy head Horace Engdahl, who announced the prize, as “the towering figure” in English drama in the second half of the 20th century.
Pinter told Reuters Television he was “overwhelmed” by the news: “I haven’t had time to think about it but I am very, very moved. It was something I did not expect at all at any time.”
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HAROLD PINTER
Harold Pinter, a British playwright, was born 75 ago in London, England. He was one of Britains' best-known dramatists. Some of his best plays were "The Birthday Party" and " The caretaker, whose mundane dialogue with sinister undercurrents gave rise to the adjective "Pinteresque".
Pinter, the son of a Jewish tailor, was the master of sparse dialogue and menacing silences. He has been an outspoken critic of the US-led war in Iraq. In 2005, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
In announcing the award, Horace Engdahl, Chairman of the Swedish Academy, described him as "the towering figure" in English drama in the second half of the 20th century.
In the interview with Reuters Television, Pinter said, "I was "overwhelmed" by the news, I haven't had time to think about it but I am very very moved. It was something I didn't expect it at all at any time."
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